Why Women Entrepreneurs Need to Raise Girl Entrepreneurs | Julie Gordon-...

I love the world of entrepreneurship because entrepreneurs tend to be individualistic yet appreciate society as a whole.  They show the world their ideas, and they act upon them--not afraid of failing or making mistakes.  If they fail, they may cry for two seconds, and then either rework the concept or jump to another concept, and try again.  Entrepreneurs are risk takers--mostly likely calculated risk takers.  They are passionate about their ideas, their dreams.  They are doers.  They research and build their concept into a reality. 

 We need more women to be entrepreneurs. 

Even if you don't have daughters, watch this video because you may have nieces, sisters and cousins.  By empowering and encouraging girls to think entrepreneurially, they are being taught to be strong, independent and confident in themselves and their identities.  

Raise a girl entrepreneur and watch her rise as she becomes a woman.   

Women in Business: Female Entrepreneurs Gaining Speed

Courtesy of: CreditDonkey

Resource: Enloop and Business Plans

This week is small business week and as many women around the country are starting to go into business for themselves we thought you would be interested in a few tips about going out on your own:

1) Start with a business plan. How can you predict if your business will be profitable or not unless you run the numbers?

2) Get a score for your business based on industry data. Say you are opening up a coffee shop, with Enloop.com you can see how other coffee shops perform compared to your business forecasts. This helps you see if your business is a viable idea, before you break into your savings, 401k or your kids college fund.

You can do all of this for FREE with Enloop.com -- which was launched last week!

National Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition - 10/15 application deadline (extension)

The application deadline for final Make Mine a Million $ Business competition of the year has been extended. This provides hundreds of women entrepreneurs from across the country more time to apply to compete for vital resources they will need to grow their businesses despite the recession. The next Make Mine a Million $ Business competition is November 7-9 at the Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel San Francisco, CA.  Women entrepreneurs nationwide now have until October 15^th to apply to compete in this national program. To apply or join the Make Mine a Million $ Business community, please visit: www.makemineamillion.org.

Make Mine a Million $ Business, a program of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence and American Express OPEN, helps women entrepreneurs grow and build sustainable enterprises, create jobs and develop innovative products and services.  The Make Mine a Million $ Business Award provides a combination of coaching, financing and marketing tools that women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses from micro to millions.